New reporting platform for racist hate speech on the web
The Federal Commissions against Racism launches a reporting platform against racist hate comments on the Internet. Thanks to the new online reporting center, racist content can now be reported directly.
Calls for hatred and violence, and especially racism, are a persistent problem, according to the Federal Department of Home Affairs (FDHA). Until now, there has been no way to report offensive comments related to racism to a central office. Now, with the online platform www.reportonlineracism.ch created such a possibility. On the online site, racist content from the Internet or social media can be reported directly.
The pilot project of the FCR is available to both the population and various organizations to report quickly viewed content with a few clicks. The data is then compiled and analyzed in a database. This also gives Switzerland an overview of the type and extent of racist hate speech from the Internet, the statement continues.
By definition, expressions in the form of writing, sound or images that disparage a person or a group of persons on the basis of their race, skin color, ethnicity or national origin, or that incite hatred or advocate incitement to hatred can be reported.
Source: EDI
